Odorless garbage-can.



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ODORLESS GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 191a.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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ROY E. EVENSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

ODORLESS GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

Application filed May 3, 1918. Serial No. 232,365.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROY E. EVENSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Odor-less Garbage- Cans;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in garbage cans, and particularlyto odorless garbage cans.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this character wherein the offensive odors from the garbagewill not escape from the can when the lid is removed to permit theintroduction of garbage.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved means for receivingthe garbage, as it is deposited into the receptacle, whereby the garbagewill be automatically pre cipitated into the interior of the receptacleand said means prevented from movement beyond a vertical position, ineither direction of its swinging or rotative movement.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a garbage can made inaccordance with my invention. 4

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1,looking upwardly.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, similar to Fig. 1, but showing thepivotally mounted plate swung into vertical position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the garbage can taken in aplane at right angles to that of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents ametallic receptacle which is preferably cylindrical in shape, and havinga removable cover 11, provided with a handle 12. Disposed transverselythrough the upper portion of the receptacle, and having its endsjournaled in the sides of the receptacle, is a shaft 13,

on which is secured a circular plate 14. This plate is arranged torotate with the shaft, while said shaft is so journaled in the sides ofthe receptacle that it will turn easily. Disposed vertically in thelower portion of the receptacle, and secured to the central portion ofthe bottom thereof, is a vertical post 15, the upper end of which issecured to the intermediate portion of the shaft 13. In the center ofthe plate 14 there is formed an opening to permit the upper end of thepost to be secured to said shaft, but small enough to prevent anygarbage which is deposited on said plate, from passing therethrough.

Garbage is deposited, preferably on one edge of the plate, so that saidplate will be caused by the weight of said garbage, to be overbalanced,and swing into a vertical position, thus dumping the garbage into thelower portion of the receptacle. When said plate swings into thevertical position, it will strike against the post and thus be preventedfrom moving beyond such vertical position. After the garbage has slippedfrom the edge of the plate, said plate will swing upwardly into itsnormal horizontal position again.

To insure the return of the plate into its horizontal position, springs16 and 17 are disposed around the shaft and engage their opposite endwith the plate and the post.

What is claimed is:

A garbage device including a receptacle having a removable cover, atransverse shaft mounted in the upper portion of the receptacle, atilting disk carried by the shaft and having a central opening therein,a vertical post secured centrally to the bottom of the receptacle andhaving its upper end secured to the said shaft within said opening, andsprings carried by the shaft for yieldably holding and returning theshaft and disk to a horizontal position, said post being arranged toprevent the disk from swinging beyond a vertical position.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ROY E. EVENSON.

Witnesses: I

LAWRENCE REED, J on A. Fan).

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. O.

